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Much of this music falls into the general category of 1960s "garage rock," yet Seger was already an eclectic artist moving between various musical styles.
Seger and his bandmates moved seamlessly from the Van Morrison-style drama of "East Side Story" to the refined folk-rock of "Very Few," and from the bluesy lament of "Chain Smokin'" to the bold yet lyrical "Vagrant Winter."
Even when Seger and his band joke around, they don’t disappoint; "Florida Time" is a hilarious piece of Midwestern "surf pop," "Sock It to Me Santa" is a Christmas novelty that blazes like Mitch Ryder pumped up on various amphetamines, and "Persecution Smith" might have been the greatest fake Bob Dylan song of the "Highway 61 Revisited" era ever put to vinyl.
"Heavy Music" was a powerful and heartfelt celebration of the "big bad beat," and Seger’s first step toward undeniable greatness. For fans who already know these songs from bootleg pressings made from scratched singles, the clarity of the remastered versions becomes a delightful surprise, and Jim Allen’s liner notes summarize the era with concise enthusiasm.
These early works of Bob Seger do not underestimate the music; they are proof that Seger was not only a great talent as a singer and frontman, but also as a songwriter from the very start. This "Heavy Music" is nothing short of a revelation, as well as the very best that mid-60s Midwest rock had to offer.
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